[Deschodt]

Not sure which of the 2 you're talking about that lowballed you...
BaT also lowballed me on reserve and pressured me to drop reserve entirely. I refused... that cost time. It took a very long time to get listed, their copy writing of my car's description was awful... And once the sale concluded there was zero interest from them answering procedural questions, it's like you're a discarded kleenex.

All in all, I did not like the BAT experience at all, BUT there is no denying that if you do the work answering the peanut gallery and stay on top of comments, it is the place that will net you 20% over market (IMO), most of the time, just because of its reach and odds to find "the one rich guy that wants it now" . I consider BaT a great place to learn about cars I am interested in but do not know 100%, based on the commenters contribution.

In the future I would consider Pcarmarket, cars and bids, hagerty (probably in that order) and probably leave $ on the table, or just regular non-auction sites... There is zero transaction protection or guarantee the sale will go through on these sites - which is annoying given the time you waste getting listed vs a "for sale ad" , I wish they went further being at least financial guarantor of the transaction.. But yeah, BAT is good for sellers if you are willing to dance.

PS: to this day I wonder if the guy I sold my car to is still a free man. It was just so fishy how he bought several cars of the same brand (including mine) within a short time, I was sweating a wire transfer reversal and a call from the FBI ;-)